Derek Coward

Written by Derek Coward on February 10, 2009

Happy Birthday, Charles Coward

As a website owner, I am a pretty bad brother. My younger brother Charles had a birthday on February 3 and although I called him, I completely forgot to announce it on the site. Charles currently lives in Washiington DC, so I don’t get to see him as much as I would like, but as

Written by Derek Coward on January 21, 2009

Happy Birthday, Dwight Kennedy

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With a lot of my attention focused on the inauguration yesterday, I completely forgot to do a post congratulating my nephew Dwight on his 18th birthday. I did however remember to relay birthday wishes to him through my mother and youngest brother. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to actually talk to him. This is

Written by Derek Coward on January 21, 2009

Why I don’t worry too much about my son’s intelligence

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At the last Parent-Teacher Conference, my son’s teacher mentioned “some concerns” that she had with him. Specifically his behavior in class. I don’t want to go into the details about what she said, but I don’t agree with her. Today a small plastic bag was sent home, containing a stack of flash cards and the

Written by Derek Coward on January 11, 2009

Ruby

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We have a new puppy. A few days ago, A client at the animal hospital where Patti works gave her to us. She is a full blood boxer. Apparently the AKC requires three names, so Patti chose Ruby’s Red Squirt. To me, it sounds like a euphemism for one thing that women can do that

Written by Derek Coward on January 10, 2009

Happy Birthday, Ansonia Walls

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Even though there is very little chance that she will ever read this, I want to make sure that I wish my grandmother Ansonia Walls a happy birthday. If I recall correctly, she was actually born Stephia Ansonia Walls, in Anderson, NC. My great-grandfather wanted to name her Andersonia, but my great-grandmother vetoed that idea

Written by Derek Coward on December 27, 2008

I’m Fat

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One of the presents we gave Stephen for Christmas was a V-Tech digital camera. The thing is covered in rubber and looks pretty fake, but it is a working digital camera that takes still pictures and short videos (as well as plays games like tic-tac-toe and match-the-pictures). The quality is pretty much what you would

Written by Derek Coward on December 20, 2008

Who would win between you and your father in his prime in a boxing match?

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I was doing a Google search for the term “you and your father” for a smart assed remark, but instead got sidetracked when I saw a question on Yahoo! answers. The original page has been removed from Yahoo! Answers but it was still in Google Cache and said “Who would win between you and your

Written by Derek Coward on November 29, 2008

Five Generational Picture

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This is a picture of my grandmother, my granddaughter Gabryale, my daughter Jaymie, my mother and me. It was taken by my other daughter Jazmyn on Thanksgiving 2008. I have no idea why it was datestamped 6/16/2007. This was the first time that Gabryale had met my mother and grandmother. At first she didn’t want

Written by Derek Coward on November 11, 2008

Izzy’s First Night At Her New Home

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I still miss my puppy. She was the sweetest dog I have ever seen. I know that everybody says that, but I’m the only one who is right. 🙂 She was the only one of her litter to not be adopted out. It had something to do with the white markings on her face not

Written by Derek Coward on November 5, 2008

Stephen’s First School Picture

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A true conversation: Me: Hey Stephen, when you took your picture did you smile? Stephen: Yes. Me: Are you sure? Stephen: Yes. Me: Was it a real smile or did you just show your teeth? Stephen: It was a real smile. Me: Are you sure? Stephen: Yeah. I’ll let you decide what kind of smile

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